Here is the Kickstarter Project page.
This is going to make a difference in so many people's lives in Nigeria and Tanzania, and hopefully save some lives too!
As someone who lived in Liberia for a year (yes, the very same country that is in the center of the 2014 Ebola outbreak) and who ended up going to nursing school because of my experiences in Liberia... I have seen the extremes!
This software not only benefits the local clinics (storing and tracking medical record data), but also can provide real-time data to epidemiologists who could easily spot and track clustered diseases and enable the ministries of health to act immediately! Too bad Rogers' work wasn't already implemented in the countries that have been affected by the Ebola outbreak!
I do have an ulterior motive for sharing. I think this kickstarter project is bigger than just raising funds for the Nigeria and Tanzania installation. I'm hopeful that somehow, someway, just the right person will discover Rogers work and help take it to the next level. Personally, I am way more excited about building interest in this software and hoping to see it installed and put in hundreds of clinics in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, etc... I wish I had more connections to help facilitate people learning about this software. So I'm starting with you.
Here are some questions for you...
Do you know someone interested or already involved in providing healthcare services in developing countries?
Do you know someone interested/already working in the field of epidemiology?
Do you know someone who has connections in the world of health NGOS or funding parters like the World Bank, UNICEF, USAID?
Do you know someone who is working on a similar project?
Do you know a software engineer who has an interest in aiding the developing world?
Do you know a medical student or PhD student in epidemiology who is looking for study data?
Do you know anyone working in a rural clinic in Africa or South or Central America who would be interested in implementing some sort of electronic medical record system?
Do you know anyone who has a particular passion for a specific country, like Nigeria, Tanzania, Liberia, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Haiti?
If so, I want you to share this Kickstarter project with them. I'm hoping it might spark some interest. Imagine the possibilities. This might be just the solution that your friend or the friend of your friend is looking for!
Sure. Of course. Rogers would very much like you and your friends to also contribute money to this kickstarter project to help the clinics in Tanzania and Nigeria. Of course. So please share, please tweet, please like, please pass along!
Thank you!
